US president publicly warns that his administration will not provide the weapons for an offensive on RafahIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesJoe Biden has issued a blunt warning to Israel that his administration will stop supplying bombs and artillery shells if its military pushes ahead with an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in what could...

In interview with CNN on Wednesday, US president made public warning for first time, saying: ‘It’s just wrong.’President Joe Biden on Wednesday publicly warned Israel for the first time that the US would stop supplying it with weapons if Israeli forces make a major invasion of Rafah, a city in southern Gaza.“I made it clear that if they go into Rafah...

The US president said he had made it clear to PM Netanyahu that if Israeli military ‘go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons’See all our Middle East crisis coverageAnalysis: Biden seeks to pull rank in US-Israel relationship – a trial of strength beckonsJoe Biden was also asked about the anti-war protests that have consumed US campuses in recent...

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Meanwhile, the government’s promised ‘future gas strategy’ will argue the fossil fuel is important part of transition to net zero emissions. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNSW’s arts minister, John Graham, says a Sydney council has sent a “terrible message” by voting to ban same-sex...

Pharmacies are unable to get medicines they need and are increasingly experiencing patients’ anger and frustrationMedicine shortages in England ‘beyond critical’, pharmacists warnA survey of thousands of pharmacists has found that patients’ health is being put at risk by record drug shortages in England, leaving patients and pharmacists frustrated they...